IP-camera FullHD 1000 rubles. What's the catch?

  • Dec 24, 2019

More recently, IP-Surveillance was quite expensive, and now hard to find in Moscow IP-camera with a resolution of at least 720p cheaper to 3500 rubles, and on Aliexpress vengeance sell IP-cameras at prices from 750 rubles.

I bought a camera for 1000 rubles with a stated resolution FullHD and studied it.


The camera is called YIISPO YI-HN330-V20. With lenses 3.6 mm or 6 mm without POE (48-volt power through the network cable) It costs $ 15.02.

In the description of the goods the seller gives the module specification IPG-80HE20PS-S which suggests that the camera is built in this unit.


The module is installed sensor CMOS 2MP 1 / 2.9 "with a resolution of 1920x1080 and a processor Hi3516EV100, supporting broadcast stream 1920x1080 20fps or 1280x720 25fps. Supports encoding H.265 ++ / H.265 + / H.265 / H.264, digital 2D / 3D noise reduction, digital extension DWDR dynamic range. Supports ONVIF Protocol, motion detection, cloud XMeye. The camera has a retractable infrared filter (IR-CUT) and infrared illumination.

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But it is in the specifications. And that, really? Parse! :)


Module same man who promised - 80HE20PS-S.


This module has support for microphones and alarm, so in theory they probably can be activated (in the firmware interface corresponding items are available). A microphone and an alarm connected to the connector P6.


The camera came in the box, without any instructions, CD with software, even without cover RJ-45 connector. IP-address, username and password were not specified anywhere. The box and the camera itself identical labels.


It was found out that the address 192.168.0.11 camera. To control the camera need to run Internet Explorer (almost all Chinese cameras and recorders work only with this browser) come on its address, set the addition, and then see the picture, painfully familiar to anyone who has ever set up the camera and the Chinese registrars.


The default login admin, password is not. After entering the video window opens and here is such an interface.


Push the top of the "Device" and do we see? :) Chinese shoved the camera firmware, which can be found in most Chinese registrars.


Of course, some of the items in it does not work (for example, everything that is connected with the HDD and recording), some items do not that usual. For example, select "Display", which normally controls the monitor settings, connected to the DVR, then adjusts the OSD (on-screen labels generated by the camera).

The compression settings menu you can select the resolution of 1080p or 720p, compression H265 / H264 (bottom additionally has a jackdaw H265 +) and other parameters.


Setting up motion detection.


At first I could not get to make the camera detect motion, but then everything worked. It turned out that the detector does not respond when the camera waving his hand. And if you set the camera so that it shows the real image, the detector works on people entering into the room. There is sending motion to E-mail and FTP, but the performance of these functions I have not tested, as will use the camera with the registrar.

Firmware version.


Mobile application XMeye search found the camera in the local network (without serial numbers and of QR-codes, which are still there). No problem shows the picture from the camera through the cloud, when the smartphone is not on the local network.


small Video Enster N9000-8EX I connected to the chamber as soon as I changed her IP-address to the camera in the same subnet as the registrar. Motion Recording runs.

Now the main thing - the quality of the image. I have temporarily placed the camera on the window on the center of the room.


After a little tweaking in artificial light contrast picture turned out so (to see the full resolution, open the image in a new window). The distance from the camera to the cabinet - 5 meters.


In complete darkness.


For comparison, a picture with a camera Kingkonghome UDB30-I236-H.265. The frame has got a lot more since Kingkonghome lens is 3.6 mm, and surveyed the chamber - 6 mm.


Resolution test.


Sheet the dough cut from the previous frame.


In complete darkness.


For comparison, the same test with Kingkonghome camera.



Apparently, the actual resolution of the camera YIISPO YI-HN330-V20 - 720P (1280x720 pixels). This is confirmed by the fact that the resolution switching in the camera menu almost changes the image quality. How is it, despite the fact that the applied module 1080P megapixel sensor, for me remains a mystery.

However, the camera for 1000 rubles gives the picture quality, which in many cases is sufficient, and the use of more expensive cameras are not justified.

P.S. Me going another five different IP-based cameras for as low as $ 18 for a 1080p-SC2235 camera on the sensor up to $ 39 for a 5-megapixel camera on the Sony IMX178. When will arrive, will be able to compare them all.

© 2019 Alex Nadozhin